By Larry Fitzmaurice on May 31, 2011 at 5:40 p.m. EDT

"+1", a new series from Pitchfork.tv focusing on the culture and experience of touring and performing, launched its first episode today. Each show will highlight a different artist in concert and in conversation, concluding with the live recording of a full song.

This time around, Atlanta garage punk outfit Black Lips' Jared Swilley and Cole Alexander chat backstage at New York City's Webster Hall about bizarre preshow rituals and how they got their taste for the stage. Then, their band plays Good Bad Not Evil's "Bad Kids" to a crowd of typically rowdy concertgoers. Watch it below, or on Pitchfork.tv.

By Ryan Dombal on April 11, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. EDT

"Over/Under" is a new Pitchfork.tv interview series in which we throw out a bunch of random topics-- people, places, foods, animals, anything-- and ask artists to explain why those things are either overrated or underrated. For the premiere episode, we grilled culturally savvy NYC hip-hop trio Das Racist to see where they stand on such topics as soy milk, "Glee", Paula Poundstone, hand sanitation, and more. Check out the debut episode after the jump, or at Pitchfork.tv:

By Pitchfork Staff on March 24, 2011 at 7:05 p.m. EDT

LCD Soundsystem will play their last-ever show on April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The band promises that the concert will last nearly three hours, with lots of treats and special guests promised. (Influential NYC punk-funkers Liquid Liquid open.) Tickets for the show sold out so quickly that the band had to add a run of shows at Terminal 5 beforehand to foil scalpers.

But if you can't make it to the Garden, don't despair: You'll be able to watch the band's farewell as a webcast, right here on Pitchfork. We're the only place hosting the webcast, the only spot to watch the party if you're not going. Tune in live on April 2 to say goodbye. This will be a one-time-only broadcast. It will not be replayed.

Below, check out video of the band playing "Drunk Girls" live at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival.

By Pitchfork Staff on March 15, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. EDT

The big week is here, folks. The music portion of SXSW goes down March 15-20 in Austin, Texas. Continuing a six-year tradition of celebrating great music and hot weather in Austin, we're proud to present a series of events taking place all over town March 15-18. On top of working with SXSW to organize two official showcases, we're also throwing an Austin version of #Offline over two afternoons, and sister site Altered Zones is putting on a party as well. All events are free; evening (official) showcases require badges.

By Pitchfork Staff on March 3, 2011 at 2:10 p.m. EST

Update: Girl Unit is no longer performing and Grimes has been added to the lineup. See updated schedule below.

As previously reported, Pitchfork will come to Texas in two weeks for a pair of SXSW showcases and a two-day version of our #Offline Festival. And now we can announce that Pitchfork's sister site Altered Zones is also getting in on the Austin fun.

Altered Zones will present a show at ND @ 501 Studios, on East 5th and Brushy Street (near East Side Drive-In and Cheer Up Charlie's) on Wednesday, March 16, from noon to 6 p.m. The free, all-ages event features John Maus, PuroInstict, Pictureplane, Girl Unit, Sleep ∞ Over, Laurel Halo, and Matthewdavid, along with eye-popping live visuals from Austin-based multimedia artists Tommyboy and VidKidz on the venue's floor-to-ceiling HD projection wall. We've got the schedule of artists performing at the party below. You can also click over to Altered Zones for additional info, maps, mp3s, and more.

By Pitchfork Staff on February 22, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. EST

UPDATE: Because of an injury, Anna Calvi has canceled all of her SXSW appearances, so we've got the new schedule for Pitchfork at SXSW Interactive below.

Pitchfork is headed to Texas in a big way. Continuing a six-year tradition of celebrating great music and hot weather in Austin, we're proud to present a series of events taking place all over town March 15-18. On top of working with SXSW to organize two official showcases, we're also throwing an Austin version of #Offline over two afternoons. All events are free; evening (official) showcases require badges.

Check this handy, phone-friendly mobile schedule at m.pitchfork.com for a complete, up-to-the-minute list of set times.

Those of you planning to attend should definitely click below for info on Brooklyn Bowl's re-entry policy, as well as on-site food and location info (and a mixtape!). We'll also be keeping you up to date with all the latest throughout the weekend on Twitter, so be sure to follow @offlinefestival. (We're on Facebook, too, and there's more at Pitchfork.com/offline.) Full details and complete schedule are below:

By Pitchfork on June 8, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. EDT

By Mark Richardson on June 1, 2010 at 10:45 a.m. EDT

You may have noticed today that there are no longer Lala album widgets and players on Pitchfork. As we mentioned in a news story a month ago, Lala shut down effective yesterday, May 31. You can still listen to new music in news, Playlist, and Forkcast via the same players we've been using the last few weeks, and we have been adding streams and mp3s of tracks to select album reviews. We'll have announcements here soon about streaming media on Pitchfork, so stay tuned and thanks for reading.